![]() ![]() One part I wasn’t quite so sure about was the middle section of the book. However, other than being a gambling game, I had no idea how Baccarat worked before reading the book - now I do. Also, I don’t think I would normally expect to learn something from a James Bond novel. The character of James Bond is portrayed differently as well as there is a vulnerable side to him which does not come across in the film versions. The writing is much slower-paced than the films and much more detailed. (I obviously can’t comment on any of the other Bond books as this is the only one I have ever read). There appears to be a disparity between the feel of the films, in general, and the feel of this book, in particular. This is the first Bond book I have ever read and it was a bit of a surprise – quite a pleasant surprise but definitely not what I was expecting. The final section is the aftermath, revealing how it all pans out. Unsurprisingly things don’t quite go to plan and the next section is a lengthy, horrific torture scene which Bond is lucky to survive. ![]() ![]() The setting for the confrontation is the Baccarat table at the casino and all the action in the first part of the book takes place here. James Bond’s mission is to ruin one of their high-level agents, an employee of SMERSH, the Russian Intelligence Agency. The plot is a fairly typical one the West is under threat from the Russians. The first of the Ian Fleming books, in which we are introduced to James Bond 007. ![]()
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